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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 957f54d9..46d487bc 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -651,7 +651,8 @@ delimiters in strings. .PP Each server entry consists of one of the keywords `poll' or `skip', followed by a server name, followed by server options, followed by any -number of user descriptions. +number of user descriptions. Note: the most common cause of syntax +errors is mixing up user and server options. .PP For backward compatibility, the word `server' is a synonym for `poll'. .PP @@ -818,6 +819,8 @@ syslog \& T{ Do error logging through syslog(3). T} .TE +.PP +Remember that all user options must \fIfollow\fR all server options. .SS Keywords Not Corresponding To Option Switches .PP The `folder' and `smtphost' options (unlike their command-line |